With no law, rule or regulation requiring the destruction of ozone-depleting substances – which are also potent climate-changing gases – and without financial resources to pay for destruction, the Thai government worked with Tradewater to safely and responsibly destroy gas from more than 1,400 cylinders.

Set on more than 36,000 acres of Acadian Forest in Maine, the project shows how the sale of carbon credits supports conservation and climate goals, while also promoting regional economic development to build the bioeconomy from responsible forestry.